2016 Welcome Letter - League Athletics
Welcome to the 2016 Dick’s Sporting Goods South Jersey Youth Girls Lacrosse Festival! The SJYLAX League and Marlton Recreation Council Lady Chiefs would like to extend a warm hello to all families, friends of lacrosse, and most importantly, today’s competitors. Today is a celebration of all of your hard work throughout the season. The Lady Chiefs would like to thank all of our vendors and sponsors, but especially Dick’s Sporting Goods, our named sponsor. We would like to thank the Lenape Regional School District and the Evesham Township School District for allowing us to use one of the premier athletic facilities in South Jersey. We would also like to thank all of the volunteers who helped make this day possible. We are extremely proud to have been given the opportunity to host this great event. We hope that shows through the little things that we have done to try and make it a special day. Let’s show our love and appreciation of the game by cheering the girls on. Let’s make them feel good about what they have accomplished to get to this point. Let’s help them foster a love for this great sport. These times go by too fast, so we need to enjoy them! On a personal note, we would like to extend a special thank you to the tournament committee who has worked tirelessly to move this from an idea to reality. Your hard work is greatly appreciated! Please see the following pages for some useful and important information. Enjoy the tournament. Marlton Girls Lacrosse
Date – Sunday, June 5th Cherokee High School 120 Tomlinson-Mill Road Marlton, NJ 08053
General Information: - This is a day to enjoy the game and celebrate the end of another season. Have Fun!! - On their arrival each team should send a coach or team parent to check in at the registration tent. - Pre-ordered t-shirts will be given to the representative checking in your team at registration. The original order forms are in the bags with the shirts. Please check your order immediately and let us know if there are any issues. There will be a very limited number of shirts for sale at the tournament. - Port-A-Potties are located in 4 locations across the complex. There are hand wash stations at each location. - Vendor Village – please take time to visit our vendors. We hope you find that special something you’ve been looking for. - Food Trucks are located adjacent to the vendor village. We tried to provide many different options when selecting the trucks. We are sure you’ll love their cuisine. - Parking lots are located at o Cherokee High School, 120 Tomlinson-Mill Road, Marlton o Marlton Middle and Elementary Schools, 150 Tomlinson Mill Road, Marlton o Jaggard Elementary School, 2 Wescott Road, Marlton When parking on any of the streets please pay attention to any no parking signs, yellow curbs and residential driveways. Police will ticket for any motor vehicle violations. Vendor and Official parking is located on the north west side of the school, adjacent to the food trucks. Please leave this parking for vendors and officials. Officials will be arriving at different times throughout the day.
Game Balls: - 3 Game balls will be provided on each field for the tournament. Please leave them at the fields when leaving for your next game. - We are asking each team to bring with them 3 additional game balls as backups.
WEATHER – the weather is looking quite questionable. As a reminder, if there is lightning in the area play will be suspended. Please seek shelter immediately if we are hit with a storm. We are looking into options with the school for such an occasion. We will keep everyone posted via the Marlton Girls Lacrosse website should the need arise. We are also encouraging teams to bring some kind of shelter from the sun and/or rain. http://www.marltongirlslax.com
Cherokee High School Grounds Rules The following policies are in effect whenever there are games at Cherokee: 1. No animals are permitted on school grounds. Our parents and the visiting team's parents need to be informed of this in advance of all home games. 2. Only players, coaches and game officials are permitted inside the fence of the stadium. Parents, siblings and children are to watch the games outside of the fenced area. 3. Teams are not permitted to warm up on the track surface, including high jump area. Cleats destroy the surface. 4. No cars are permitted inside the gated area at the top of the hill. Exceptions may be made on a per case basis by the school district. The request must be made in advance of game day so that arrangements may be made. 5. No smoking is permitted anywhere on school grounds. The responsibility to enforce these policies falls on the game day coaches or any MRC girls lacrosse board member who may be present. Failure to adhere to the school's policies may cause us to lose the use of Cherokee. Thanks.
2016 Dick’s Sporting Goods SJYLAX Tournament & Festival
